The Store of Monzuki

Upon many months of work, we have finally launched our store at Monzuki.com. This is our next chapter in presenting you an opportunity to own a piece of artwork or a product of great design. Help support the craftsmanship and the creative talents by owning a little bit of goodness in your life, and to continually stimulate your mind and awareness of life through art and design.

Our currently collection is a series of Hot Air Balloons from Kolene Spicher. These are printed on high resolution, acid free paper with wood framing. We currently carry Tote Felt Bags, and Portable Fireplaces which uses Bio-Ethanol fuel for an eco-friendly safe for indoors and outdoor usage.

As we continue to grow, we will stride to bring you additional artwork and products from many talented artists and designers. Please support us by signing-up to receive information of newly acquired artwork and products as well as discounts for our members. Join us on our Facebook or check back frequently for updates. If you are an artists/designers and would like us to represent your work, please contact us. In the meantime, we will continue our passion to blog about art and design.

Celebratory 2010

We are concluding another outstanding year with great talented artists, designers, and photographers. Monzuki has been on hiatus for the last couple months to bring a bigger and better extention of creative work, expected end of February 2011. Please come back soon and witness the exciting changes.

Once again, we would like to acknowledge some of the artists and designers that created an outstanding responses from the readers of 2010. We are not declaring who is best, as every artists featured on Monzuki are talented in their own rights. Please check the rest of the postings from the past at the archive section. Please have a creative, oustanding, and peaceful 2011!

Levi Van Veluw	Joe Sorren
Nicoletta Ceccoli	Yoko d'Holbachie
Nanami Cowdroy	Julia Galdo
Kendra Binney	Alvaro Sanchez-Montañes
Alex Gross	Christopher Conte
Vee Speers	Martin Hsu
Jakob Wagner	Kate MacDowell
Tom Chambers	Stephen Gross
Michael Kutsche	Jim Kazanjian
Nathan Ota	Dave Mead
Heiko Waechter	Russ Mills

The 6x6 Project

I recently came across the 6x6 Project and was compelled to witness the gallery in person. Each month, anyone with a creative vision has the opportunity to submit their original artwork on a provided 6x6 inch square canvas. They would ship or drop off the artwork at the gallery, set their own price, and the gallery would guarantee of one month exhibition. Once the artwork is sold, the artist gets 80%. This notion is simple and without hassle.

I had the pleasure to speak with Lucy Huffman, Gallery Manager of the Charmingwall Inc. in West Village of New York City. She gave me a brief history of the gallery as well as conception of the 6x6 Project. She stated, "Charmingwall Gallery started back in 2007 when some art lovers got together to start representing artists by scanning or photographing their work and then making reproduction and selling them at an affordable price and giving each artist a portion of the profit. We were often putting together shows with some of the artist from Charmingwall, and occasionally we would have "The Tiny Art Show" which allowed us to show a lot of work in our small gallery. We loved the show and we were inspired to continue the format and invite more artists to participate. And so, The 6x6 Project."

Upon my visit, I must admit the gallery definitely has a Charming atmosphere with a great location. They made use of their gallery space by displaying plenty of artwork, representing different artists with a variety of styles at an affordable prices.

For additional information about submission and/or buying any of these wonderful artwork, visit their FAQ page. Lastly, Monzuki would like to thank Lucy Huffman for the information and the coverage of the gallery.

Celebratory 2009

As a celebratory post for ending 2009, we would like to reflect on the past year and thank every artists and designers contributing to Monzuki as well as "you" the readers and followers. As we are unable to repost every featured artists from 2009, we would like to acknowledge some of the artists and designers that created an outstanding responses from the readers. We are not declaring who is best, as every artists featured on Monzuki are talented in their own rights. Please check the rest of the postings from the past at the archive section. See you in 2010.

Xiem Clay	Blaine Fontana
Mario Martinez	Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz
Guy Sargent	Matt Dangler
Lionel Deluy	David Trautrimas
Brian Despain	Kim Holtermand
Félix Girard	Sandstrom Design
Chris Berens	Greg Miller
Alberto Cerriteño	Thomas Allen
Macoto Murayama	Frank Buchwald
Oleg Dou	Jason Limón
Jake Walters	Robert Connett